Watching an ant carry a crumb across a sidewalk holds great fascination for children. Children will certainly be eager to read more about this industrious insect in The Life Cycle of an Ant. The fascinating text is accompanied by full-color images and illustrations, which help describe - an ant's body - it's habitat - the stages of ant metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, and adult - the roles of workers, males, and queens in the colony - the importance of ants to the environment